The floor-to-ceiling ball is a multi-faceted training tool.

Boxers have been skipping (or jumping rope) since time immemorial, and no wonder. In a cost/benefits ratio, the rope reigns supreme.

Pads are a must. They can supercharge your learning. Nothing beats hook and jab pads for fault correction and improving technique.

Heavy bags have been a staple of boxing gyms for decades. There a many different varieties. Here’s a beginners guide to selecting and using the right bag for you.

Some question the speed bag’s usefulness. I don't buy the argument, and I am in good company. All the great champions —old and new — hit the speed bag. 

The choice in boxing pads has expanded from traditional hook and jab pads. Here’s a quick guide to other pads, paddles and sticks you can use in your training.

The humble mirror is your friend. Like the best kind of friend, the mirror tells you home truths you don’t want to know. Practicing in front of a mirror gives you the unvarnished truth.

In the past, only the boxing elite had access to video analysis. Now anyone with a smartphone does. Like the mirror, video is our ally and can provide a treasure trove of priceless data.

Hand wraps offer protection by holding everything together in one compact unit. They reduce the risk of broken bones or ruptured ligaments.

Gloves come in different varieties and sizes for different purposes. Here’s a quick guide to help you get started.

I’m all for innovation and progression. But we’re in danger of shovelling a large and precious diamond into the skip with the rough. That diamond is the old-school training methods available to us all for free.